An empirical analysis of entrepreneurship and performance in the restaurant industry

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 339-353

  Jogaratnam, Giri ^a   Tse, Eliza C ^b   Olsen, Michael D ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial strategic posture; Performance; Restaurants

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049001713     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109634809902300401     Document Type: Article

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